What color is #4D3C70?

#4D3C70 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Meteorite. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D3C70?

The RGB value is 77, 60, 112: 77 red, 60 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D3C70?

The complementary color is #5F703C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D3C70?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D3C70 color

#4D3C70 rgb(77, 60, 112)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4D3C70 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 23.5% green and 43.9% blue (77, 60, 112).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 30% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Meteorite (#4A3B6A), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.56:1).

#4D3C70 color codes

HEX	`#4D3C70`
RGB	`rgb(77, 60, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 23.5%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 30%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 46%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 46%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.36, 19.89, -27.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.36, 33.95, 305.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.6, 5.979, 16.08)`
Decimal	`5061744`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D3C70, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #4D3C70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D3C70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #4D3C70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d3c70; }
.text { color: #4d3c70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d3c70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 60 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d3c70, #673c70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #4D3C70?: #4D3C70 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Meteorite. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D3C70?: The RGB value is 77, 60, 112: 77 red, 60 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D3C70?: The complementary color is #5F703C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D3C70?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.